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Species
VulnerableSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Observations recorded9,190
Pyrus sieversii Ledebour, Fl. Altaic. 2: 222. 1830.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 140
- With media
- 35
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- OSU, CAS, RSA, MO, USCH, A
- Recorded in
- United States, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China, Russian Federation
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Encyclopedic overview
Malus sieversii is a wild apple. According to DNA analysis conducted in 2010, it is the primary ancestor of the domesticated apple, M. domestica. Its scientific name is accredited to Johann August Carl Sievers.
Native to Central Asia, M. sieversii prefers warm and damp habitats. Its conservation status is vulnerable.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Malus sieversii” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.